(AP) — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of civil rights icon James Meredith. He is a Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in ...

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Nearly 70 years ago, 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally tortured, murdered and disposed of in a river after whistling at a ...

Katie Blount, director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, announced major plans for multiple historic ...

Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s inspiration as an artist was sparked in part by the murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old ...

Meredith, who resists being called a civil rights leader, now lives in Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson. He was born in Kosciusko and grew up on a nearby farm. He graduated from high school ...

Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, during the unveiling of a Mississippi Department of Archives and History marker recognizing his birthplace and his legacy in the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, during the unveiling of a Mississippi Department of Archives and History marker recognizing his birthplace and his legacy in the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.